Comparative Study of Abdominal Strength between B.P. Ed. Boys and B.Ed. Boys: A Comparative Study of Abdominal Strength between B.P. Ed. Boys and B.Ed. Boys

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the abdominal strength between B.P. Ed. Boys and B.Ed. Boys. For the purpose of the study forty (40) male students who were pursuing Bachelor of Physical Education course from Department of Physical Education, Dr. R.M.L. Awadh University, Faizabad, U.P., India and Bachelor of Education course from Department of Education, Dr. R.M.L. Awadh University, Faizabad, U.P., India who had participated in different intercollegiate tournaments were randomly selected as the subject for this study. The subject age was ranged between 20 to 25 years. All the subjects were physically fit and thus were capable to performing the test efficiently. The necessary data of abdominal strength was collected at the time of match practice session. The data of abdominal strength was collected with the help of bent knee sit-ups and score was recorded in numbers. In order to find out the abdominal strength between B.P. Ed. Boys and B.Ed. Boys “Independent T-Test” was applied and the level of significance was set at 0.05. The study reveals that there was significant difference found in abdominal strength between B.P. Ed. Boys and B.Ed. Boys.